John Davis

First Name: John
Last Name: Davis

John Davis Inquests

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Namesort descending Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Method Inquest Finding
Hancock Porter May 29, 1852 at Hancock Porters Union County, SC Suicide musket

uppon their oaths doo say that . . .the deceast Hancock Porter took his musket went to his Blacksmith shop and took the barrel out of the stock made a fire in his forge put the brick in the fire held the muzel to his throat and the gun went off then and therefore voluntarily and feloniously him self did kill

Source ID: 
652

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